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Ginter, Amanda C.; Maring, Elisabeth F.; Paleg, Brad; Valluri, Swetha – Journal of Extension, 2013
As part of a multi-state study on health message development, a group of family researchers, Extension faculty, and a learning technologist used audience-response systems, or "clickers," to display and record focus group participants' responses to questions. This article describes how the authors used clicker technology in focus group…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Audience Response Systems, Focus Groups, Facilitators (Individuals)
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Schull, Christine Pegorraro; Anderson, Elaine A. – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2008
One hundred and sixty-four children from a rural county in the state of Maryland, USA, were followed longitudinally from birth until kindergarten entry, tracking their participation in a home visiting program designed to enhance parent child interaction and school readiness. Results suggest that duration of home visiting had a positive, direct…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Parent Child Relationship, Home Visits, Program Effectiveness
Engler, Nick – Appalachia, 1978
Maryland teachers rate the Appalachian Education Satellite Program (ASEP) courses in remedial reading very highly. (JC)
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Program Evaluation, Remedial Reading, Rural Areas
Appalachia, 1971
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Education, Homemakers, Homemaking Skills
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Library Development and Services. – 1979
This report describes the information and referral services project in a 3-county rural area that was developed in the county public library systems to meet the educational, cultural, and recreational needs of their communities. Sections of the report cover recognition of need, the area served, funding, the project itself (objectives, staff,…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, County Libraries, Financial Support, Information Needs
Puzzuoli, David A.; Stead, Floyd L. – 1974
Educators in Allegany, Garrett, and Washington counties in Western Maryland voluntarily formed the Regional Education Service Agency (RESA) of Appalachian Maryland on the basis of their shared problems (relative isolation from the rest of the state and mountainous, remote terrain with very severe winters). RESA is comprised of public educational…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Television
Regional Education Service Agency of Appalachian Maryland, Cumberland. – 1978
Eight public educational institutions serving three counties of Appalachian Maryland (Allegany, Garrett, Washington) have joined together to plan and develop public education on a regional basis in order to: (1) raise the overall quality of education; (2) broaden curricula to meet regional economic needs, especially at post-secondary level; (3)…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Communications Satellites